page_title: San Luis Obispo, California
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: San Luis Obispo, California / Education
caption_attribution_description: Cal Poly Performing Arts Center
context_page_description: San Luis Obispo south of San Francisco. Located in Southern California's Central Coast region, the population of the city was 45,119 at the 2010 census. The population of the county was 269,637 in 2010.
  Founded in 1772 by Spanish Franciscan Junípero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California's oldest European-founded communities. Serra's original mission was named after the 13th-century saint and bishop Louis of Toulouse. The city, locally referred to as San Luis, SLO, or SLO Town (as its county is also referred to as SLO) is the county seat of San Luis Obispo County and is adjacent to California Polytechnic State University.
context_section_description: All public K–12 institutions in San Luis Obispo are operated by San Luis Coastal Unified School District, which contains six elementary schools, one middle school (Laguna Middle School), and one high school, San Luis Obispo High School. The district also operates several schools outside of San Luis Obispo in nearby Avila Beach, Edna Valley, Morro Bay, and Los Osos.
  San Luis Obispo is home to California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), a public university enrolling 22,188 students as of Fall 2017. The school is just outside city limits and provides on-campus housing for nearly 6,000 freshmen and sophomores. The area is also served by Cuesta College, a community college located a short driving distance away.
caption: Cal Poly Performing Arts Center
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